Compute the Sum of Squared Residuals
-The Regression Line for the Given

question 20

Multiple Choice

Compute the Sum of Squared Residuals
-The regression line for the given data is $\mathrm { y } = 5.044 \mathrm { x } + 56.11$ . Determine the residual of a data point for which $x =$ 8 and $y = 88$ .
$\begin{array}{l|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\text { Hours, } \mathrm{x} & 3 & 5 & 2 & 8 & 2 & 4 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 3 \\\hline \text { Scores, } \mathrm{y} & 65 & 80 & 60 & 88 & 66 & 78 & 85 & 90 & 90 & 71\end{array}$

• A) \(- 8.462\)
• B) \(184.462\)
• C) \(96.462\)
• D) \(- 491.982\)

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